Piper PA-18-150 N6774B
31 August 2006 · White Lake, New York, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 31 August 2006 at about 23:53 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N6774B, operated by Adina M. Szewczyk, was involved in an accident near White Lake, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- White Lake, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.5500, -75.1500
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N6774B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Adina M. Szewczyk
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Boonville → White Lake
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC06CA217
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to ensure the landing gear was retracted prior to attempting a water landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The certificated, single-engine-land private pilot was in the front seat of the float-equipped PA-18-150, receiving water landing instruction from the flight instructor in the rear seat. The airplane made a water landing with the wheels down, and nosed over. There were no mechanical anomalies noted.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2006 | Piper PA-18 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2006 | Piper PA-18 | Aniak, Alaska, United States | Kent Sorensen | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 2006 | Piper PA-18 | Saint Paul, Oregon, United States | Laurence A. Holman | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2006 | Piper PA-18 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Alaska Cub Training Specialist, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2006 | Piper PA-18-150 | Minong, Wisconsin, United States | Thomas A Holdeman | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 2006 | Piper PA-18-150 | Cody, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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